The Inside View: Microsoft's Top Execs Sound Off On $7.2 Billion Nokia Buy

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"Microsoft is acquiring Nokia's phone business, both its so-called mobile phone business as well as its smart device business [$5 billion]. Along with the acquisition of Nokia's phone business it is also being assigned rights in Nokia's IP license with Qualcomm and other key IP licenses [$2 billion].

We are licensing -- not buying, we are licensing -- Nokia's patents to be able to use them not only with our Windows Phone and other phone product lines but across the Microsoft product set. Number four; we're licensing the ability to use Nokia's HERE mapping geospatial location."

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XChange Solution Provider 2015 is finally upon us and the timing couldn't be better. The premier channel event is happening March 1-3 in Dallas, bringing together 225 solution provider decision makers from across North America. CRN is at the event to provide news, analysis and a firsthand take from partners.